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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in online education technology are empowering learners in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Peter I Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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